The Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Review Crew has had the opportunity to spend some time working on Lord Heritage‘s HomeSchool Office to review it and see what is has to offer the homeschooling community. Each of us on the review received one year to access the planning program and make it work for us. A completely […]
Skinned knees, free lunch, and huge pot holes
Spring’s here. ‘Tis the time for skinned knees and trips to the zoo. The two went hand in hand this week, unfortunately. Poor Charlotte got a firsthand experience on running down hills and gravity and just how fast her little legs can (not) move. (I am, right about now, exceedingly grateful for my shorts-always-go-under-skirts rule!) I […]
It’s like taking candy from a baby.
Four of my children have taken pacifiers. Liberty, Eden, Sterling, and Elliot have all had them and been quite attached. For each of them, I took it away during the day right around their first birthdays and then took it away completely around 15-18 months. Ellie turned one this month. It was time. Except Ellie […]
TOS Review: GPA Learn
When the opportunity to review GPA LEARN and their online math supplemental program GPALOVEMATH came up, I was super excited. The program looks amazing and I knew my kids could learn from it. I requested a Great Parents Academy membership for five of my children. Liberty is 11 and in 6th grade, but I knew she’d […]
Saturday Fun and Other Happenings Around Here
We went to a birthday party for a friend today. Some of the kids got their faces painted. It was an amazing job. (Ruby and Charlotte said they didn’t want theirs painted… because they’d have to take another bath. Silly.) I made a dress for the birthday girl. Ruby is about her size and helped […]
TOS Review: The Critical Thinking Co.
Charlotte, age 4 (and nearly one half, she reminds me) has had a fabulous time playing with our Windows download game from The Critical Thinking Co. As part of the Old Schoolhouse Magazine’s Review Crew, we received the Alphabet Song Game for toddler ages through grade one to review – and Charlie’s been pestering me to play […]
Shirt… suspended.
I made Pierce a pair of suspenders. The poor boy loses his pants all the time. (Or is it the rest of us that are poor? The sight of his crack has been seen by many an innocent bystander.) First, I searched for pants in a slim fitting size for him. Apparently he stands alone […]
Crayons
When the baby takes a late nap she’s not so tired at bedtime. When she’s not so tired at bedtime, she gets into things. She knows we’re tired and slow at our game. Like crayons someone left under the couch cushion, just for her. The baby really likes crayons. Crayons and erasers from mechanical pencils. […]
Septic, Birthdays, Suitor Requirements, and No More Babies
Yesterday, we had our septic pumped. It was stinky business. Six children (Ellie slept through it all) watched in awe as a vacuum like they’d never seen the likes of before sucked all our (septic) troubles away. It would seem that we’ve escaped the need to replace our septic tank, for which I’m thankful. Blaine […]
Cold meds, first birthdays, and first world homeowner issues
I have a cold. I took Sudafed. And ibuprofen. Then I gave the boys haircuts. Bad idea. Very bad. One dear boy got clipped sans comb guard. Oops. I’ve mailed off five mei tais. (Without taking medications before/during sewing. That… just no. Apparently not.) I have one more in the works and then I’m caught […]
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